Grade B - £39,784 (National Framework) or £45,456 (London Framework – if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £581 per annum for those working from home
Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity (Maternity Cover)
Location: Home-based or office based with the occasional travel within the UK
Closing date: Tuesday 17 June 2025 at 11.59pm
This role is NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?
When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind? For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us, make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.
Why this could be a great role for you….
You will be a key member of our Learning and Organisational Development team, who will, as part of our operating model, project manage learning requests received from the organisation. This will involve having responsibility for the design, development and delivery of innovative and engaging digital and facilitated (virtual and face to face) learning solutions, which in turn will support our corporate strategy.
What We Can Offer You...
Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through our benefits scheme:
- 27 days of leave per year, rising to 32.5 days with length of service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
- Opportunities and support for in house and external training and development.
- Free, unlimited access to Headspace meditation app.
- Sports and gym discounts.
- Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day.
- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution.
- Discounts to high street stores, supermarkets, restaurants and more.
- Eligibility to apply for a Blue Light Card, which cost £4.99 and are valid for 2 years.
- Fleet home electronics and car leasing salary sacrifice scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme up to the value of £5,000.
- Internal reward scheme where you could win a voucher or two!
We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.
What You Will Bring…
An individual who can work independently and as part of a team, you will have a strong understanding of project management within the learning and development environment to achieve programme objectives within agreed parameters. You will be experienced in building and sustaining stakeholder engagement and confidence as you work through differing projects from the learning needs analysis, through design, development, launch and evaluation.
You will have a strong track record in designing and developing impactful face-to-face and virtual learning content that meets diverse learner needs. Skilled in using digital learning tools such as
Adobe, Articulate 360 and Adapt, you will create innovative and accessible solutions that enhance the learner experience. In addition to content development, you'll also contribute to the facilitation of learning sessions where needed. You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to analyse risk and benefit, adapt priorities, and meet tight deadlines.
To access the full Job Description, please click the link below:
L&D Specialist - Development & Experience JD
For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact Diana Molloy Learning and OD Manager – Development and Experience at [email protected]
Individual adjustments...
We are committed to being open and transparent around our processes and we endeavour to offer every candidate the opportunity to perform at their best throughout the recruitment process. We seek to support candidates to identify potential challenges and work with them to identify and facilitate reasonable adjustments as appropriate. Should you require assistance and/or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact a member of the team via email:
[email protected]
As this is a secondment/fixed term opportunity it is important that you read our recruitment and selection policy relating to secondments and you must discuss your application with your line manager before applying. Your line manager will need to consider the implications of the release, agree whether you can be released for a specific time and that the secondment represents a development opportunity/meets business needs.
CQC is committed to promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where all our people can flourish and reach their full potential. We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of: age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
Candidates must ensure that all information provided in their application is detailed in their own words and is factually accurate. Any examples provided must be taken from personal experience. CQC abides by honesty and integrity as part of its core values, if evidence of plagiarism or generating answers from other sources is found, applications may be withdrawn.
Our Values
Excellence – Meeting our challenge to be a high-performing organisation
Caring – Treating everyone with dignity and respect
Integrity – Demonstrating our passion for ‘doing the right thing’
Teamwork – Enabling us to be the best we can 
